Author: NBTC

VanEck Ventures General Partner Wyatt Lonergan and Partner Juan Lopez announced the firm’s investment in Manifest, a platform integrating American real estate into decentralized finance (DeFi). According to its website, Manifest, which is “coming soon,” will be backed by home equity investments (HEIs) and offer a tokenized ETF, $USH (U.S. Housing). Lopez added that Manifest is revolutionizing tokenization by using ETF-style diversification to U.S. real estate and structuring it into a smart contract available on transparent public blockchains. Unlike traditional ETFs available on a legacy exchange, $USH utilizes blockchain technology to boost liquidity, programmability, and global accessibility, providing a groundbreaking approach to…

Mysterious transfer activity continues to happen with the popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB). Once again, it was spotted on a leading digital assets exchange in the U.S. – Coinbase. In the last few hours, a wallet with the address “0xB768” withdrew a colossal amount of 85.544 billion SHIB, worth about $1.41 million, from the platform, as reported by Arkham Intelligence data. The wallet is fresh and was never used before, as always happens with such transfers. Interestingly, after the transfer was completed, the recipient instantly climbed to the top in terms of inflows of the Shiba Inu coin in…

CARV, a prominent platform for developing an AI chain network for data sovereignty, has announced an exclusive partnership with ARPA Network, a leading entity enhancing Web3 and AI verifiability and privacy. The strategic collaboration focuses on advancing the growth in transparency and security in the blockchain, gaming, and AI sectors. As a part of this collaboration, CARV is integrating threshold cryptography and verifiable randomness. We’re teaming up with @arpaofficial to bring verifiable randomness and threshold cryptography to the forefront of AI, gaming, and blockchain security. From fair game mechanics to privacy-preserving AI—real utility, cross-chain ready. Built together with ARPA to…

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and Strategy founder Michael Saylor met at Casa Presidencial, the Presidential House of El Salvador, on Thursday to discuss Bitcoin, according to the country’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC). President Bukele met with Michael Saylor this afternoon at Casa Presidencial. Bitcoin was discussed. 🇸🇻🚀 pic.twitter.com/q0ycdnGg62 — The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv) February 14, 2025 On Feb. 13, Bukele shared a photo on X, showing that the two Bitcoin advocates had dinner at the presidential palace. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/QxHnfadmdl — Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) February 13, 2025 El Salvador added one Bitcoin to its holdings around the time, bringing its…

Once, not too long ago, the idea of bridging the gap between TradFi and crypto was considered so unrealistic as to be fanciful, naive. After all, wasn’t crypto conceived as an antidote to the tired financial system with its rampant money-printing and expensive legacy systems? How times change. The meteoric rise of mobile-first banks like Monzo and Revolut, coupled with the growing adoption of digital assets and DeFi protocols, has given rise to a financial world within a world, one characterized by open borders, low-cost transactions, and ease of use. Today’s banking options are plentiful, with solutions that combine TradFi…

Asset manager Canary Capital has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund tracking PENGU, the governance token for the Pudgy Penguin. The ETF would hold both PENGU and Pudgy Penguin nonfungible tokens (NFT), as well as other cryptocurrencies, such as SOL and ETH, that may be necessary to the purchase, sale or transfer of PENGU and the associated NFTs. Nashville, Tennessee-based Canary Capital filed an S-1 form with the SEC on March 20. This is the first proposed EFT that includes NFTs. The ETF will be structured as a trust that is expected…

IOTA teams up with Lukka to deliver accurate, compliant data insights for its ecosystem. Fair Market Value (FMV) reporting reshapes how businesses evaluate and report crypto holdings. The IOTA Foundation has recently partnered with Lukka, a provider of blockchain analytics and compliance tools. Through this partnership, Lukka is positioned as the sole supplier of compliance-related solutions within the IOTA ecosystem. This reflects the foundation’s commitment to giving its users a safe and transparent environment. We are happy to share that @iota , a leading open-source distributed ledger technology (#DLT) network, has chosen Lukka as its exclusive provider for #blockchainanalytics and…

Fuse Network and QuickNode have collaborated to introduce Fuse Ember L2 represents the next-gen Layer 2 solution that leverages zkEVM technology. Through this strategic collab, Fuse Network and QuickNode seek to solve Web3 payment scalability issues and fees by supporting instant transactions with minimal costs and network interoperability. The upcoming Fuse Ember L2 testnet launch will provide users with transformative experiences. The future of Web3 payments needs speed, scalability, and low fees—and that’s exactly what Fuse Ember L2 is built for. 🔥To make this vision a reality, we’ve partnered with @QuickNode to leverage their enterprise grade infrastructure to power high-speed…

Bitcoin mined has crossed the 19.96 million mark, meaning over 95% of Bitcoin in existence has been issued. The largest cryptocurrency could soon experience a scarcity amidst fast-paced BTC withdrawals from exchanges. U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a strategic Bitcoin reserve and developments like institutional adoption and Layer 2 rollout on BTC could catalyze demand for the digital asset. Table of Contents Bitcoin scarcity and BTC demand drivers U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve progress and Trump’s plan for Bitcoin Bitcoin Layer 2 protocols Whales and institutions don’t want to sell Bitcoin, what to expect Bitcoin price forecast for February 2025…

A year ago, restaking was one of the hottest areas of crypto, and projects like EigenLayer were heralded as the next big thing. Fast forward to mid-2025 and total value locked (TVL) has fallen across the sector and the hype that surrounded point farms has withered away. Through it all, Ether.fi, the market leader, has stayed steady, helping users generate yield through liquid staking tokens (LSTs) that can be staked across the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Now, Ether.fi is looking to expand with plans to become a neobank for crypto companies and users. Ether.fi’s dominance Ether.fi, which is based in…